Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers request he stay in hospital not jail during rape retrial

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers request he stay in hospital not jail during rape retrial
Harvey Weinstein in court in Manhattan as jury selection continues in his retrial (Adam Gray/Pool Photo via AP)

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers asked a judge on Wednesday to allow the ailing ex-studio boss to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his rape retrial.

Weinstein’s lawyers made the request as jury selection resumed for a second day. The 73-year-old disgraced film mogul arrived in court in a wheelchair, as he has at all his recent court appearances.

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